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mʌd ̤ es-i loɡ kʌmjor bɑ
Madhesh-ADJ people weak be.3SG.PRES

'Madheshis are weak.' (02.078)
(vi) Nominal predicate clause
In a clause with a nominal predicate, the order of the constituents will be

subject-predicate-copula, as in (32):

(32) Subject-predicate-copula (S-PRED-COP)
उहाँका इितहास बानी ।

[uɦɑ ̃ kɑ] SBJ [itiɦɑs] PRD [bɑni] VRB
uɦɑ ̃ -kɑ itiɦɑs bɑni

there-SPEC history be.PRES.H
'S/he is history.' (04.002)
(vii) Sentential complement clause

In a clause with a sentential complement, the order of constituents will be
subject-complement-verb, as in (33).

(33) Subject-complement-verb (S-COMP-V)
हम तोहिनओ कुछ कर कहतानी ।

[ɦʌm] SBJ [toɦnio kucʰ kʌr] CMP [kʌɦʌtɑni] VRB

ɦʌm tu-ni-o kuch kʌr kʌɦ-ʌt bɑni
1SG.NOM 2SG-PL-EMPH something do say-IMPF be.PRES.H
'I amd tell telling you, do something.'

(viii) Sentence with clausal complement
In a sentence with a clausal complement, the order of the constituents will be

subject-complement-verb, as in (34).
(34) Subject-complement-verb (S-COMP-V)

हमनी उनका से बातचीत कइल जqरी समझनी ।
[ɦʌmni] SBJ [unkɑ se bɑtcit kʌil jʌruri] CMP

ɦʌm-ni u-kɑ se bɑtcit kʌr-il jʌruri
1SG-PL 3SG-GEN.H with talk do-INF need

[sʌmʌȷ ̈ ni] VRB
sʌmʌȷ ̈ -ni

understand-PST.H
'We felt essential to talk to him.' (04.004)

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